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June 13, 2012

Straits Times: Religious groups welcome new rules on industrial site use

by Esterh Teo, Amanda Tan and Walter Sim
Straits Times

Religious organisations have welcomed the new guidelines that will allow greater use of industrial sites for their activities.

The new guidelines announced on Tuesday also allow land parcels earmarked for religious purposes to have higher gross plot ratios, providing more intensive use of the land. Maximum storey heights can also be increased, subject to Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) approval.

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